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B.- STEWART.

PLA-TIRON.

No. 471,364. Y Patented Mar. 22, 1892.

(No Model.) 2 sneet-'Sheet 2. E, STEWART. FLAT IRUN.

No. 471,364. Patented Mar. 22,1892.

NITED STATES FFICE.

ATENT FLAT-IRON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 471,361, dated March22, 1892.

Application led August 8, 1891.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELIZABETH STEWART, of the city, county, and State ofNew York, have invented a new and Improved Flat-Iron, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention consists in a fiat-iron which is at the same time light,capable of being quickly and easily heated, and of such construction aswhen heated to be useful in pressing ladies dresses, &c. Whenconstructed in its best form my ilat-iron may be heated in a few minutesby merely a teaspoonful of alcohol and is self-supporting while beingheated.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of myflat-iron as it stands while being heated. Fig. 2 is a rear end View.Fig. 3 is a sectional detail on the line :l: cc of Fig. 2; and Fig. 4 isa transverse section of the iron on the line y y, Fig. 1.

c is the base, which is sufficiently thick to retain the heat and whichon its smoothing-v surface is properly polished.

b is the top plate, not as thick as the base, but which is otherwise ofthe same size.

c is a rim extending all around the edge of the top Z), from which itprojects toward the base a.

d are bars connecting the rim c with the base and being separated fromeach other by sufficient space to admit air. When the iron is inverted,as shown in the drawings, the top b, together with its rim c, forms apan adapted to contain alcohol, and at the rear the rim c is extendedbackward at e, so as to provide for conveniently pouring the alcoholinto the pan. The flange c is curved toward the botserin No. 402,075.'un model.)

tom of the pan, as shown in Fig. 3, so that whatever alcohol is pouredinside the flange c will run down onto the body of the pan.

The handle is divided and consists of the four arms f, g, h, and t', thecross-pieces j and k, and the wooden bars Zand m. The arms are pivotedto lugs n, cast with the top plate b. Toes 0 are formed on the arms, soas to bear against the top plate b and prevent the two halves of thehandle from separating further than is shown in the drawings.

In using the flat-iron I spread the two parts of the handle and standlthe iron upon its handle as a support. I then pour a small quantity ofalcohol into the pan formed by the inverted top plate and its rim c. Ithen ignite the alcohol, and when it is consumed the base-plate d willbe found very hot, and the iron is ready for use. The rim c is shown asintegral with the top plate b and with the bars d, which are alsointegral with the plate a, the whole iron being in one piece exceptingthe handle and the plate b, forming the bottom of the inverted pan, ofwhich the rim c forms the edges; but I do not wish to limit myself tothis particular form of construction.

I claim- As an article of manufacture, a flat-iron having a base-plate,an inverted pan above the same, and a handle adapted to act as a supportfor the iron in an inverted position, substantially as described.

ELIZABETH STEWART. Witnesses:

FEED S. KEMPER, JAMES T. LAW.

